This page covers 2010 to the present
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A Type 561B oscilloscopes appears at 40:58 in Eureka, Season 4, Episode 9, I'll Be Seeing You which aired in 2010. The plug-ins are possibly a 3A1 or 3A6 and 2B67 time base.
A few seconds later at 41:09 a 465/475 can be seen.
The Americans is an American spy thriller series that premiered in 2013. In season 2 (2014) Episode 10 these scenes appear at 45 minutes showing a Tektronix 1502 Time Domain Reflectometer (TDR).
In the 2014 film 13 Factors That Saved Apollo 13 at 36:50 a 565 Dual Beam Oscilloscope can be seen when working on the Servo Amplifier and Solenoid Driver assembly.
In 2015, Season 9 Episode 10 of The Big Bang Theory showed two Tektronix products. Wolowitz is seen working on this Tektronix 3S2 Dual Trace Sampling plug-in.
This Tektronix 1A4 Quad Input plug-in is seen on a shelf in Koothrapali's place.
The 2016 film Ghostbusters has several Tektronix products. These two scenes show a TDS220 in the lab.
Also in the lab on the table to the right we believe is a 7623A oscilloscope and on the cart is the rear of a letter series plugin.
It also appears as a partial side view in this scene.
This Type 551 dual beam oscilloscope appears in the Ghostbusters All Trailer and Clips (2016) but we cannot find this scene in the movie. Let us know if you find it.
A 500 series oscilloscope and cart appear in the 2016 movie Hidden Figures about the early days of NASA. At about 59 minutes in the movie a scene in the computer room shows the Type 545B oscilloscope with a G plug-in on a 500 series Scope-Mobile.
This scene shows a cable connected to the External Trigger input which was a typical setup when viewing computer data or address lines.
This video shows this scene with the Type 545B oscilloscope.
The museum has acquired this actual oscilloscope and is on display. More information is on our Hidden Figures Type 545B Oscilloscope At Museum page.
In 2017, Season 11 Episode 17 of The Big Bang Theory shows two Tektronix 434 oscilloscopes.
In 2017, Season 14 Episode 11 of Wie Wird's Gemacht, the German television version of "How Do They Do It", shows two Tektronix oscilloscopes on an episode about Moog synthesizers. This scene shows a TAS465 oscilloscope.
This scene shows a 2235 oscilloscope.
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is a web TV series that premiered in 2017 on Prime Video. Season 3 Episode 7 features this 1957/58 Tektronix 524AD oscilloscope in a radio station control room.
In 2018, Season 12 Episode 14 of The Big Bang Theory shows a 465 or 475 oscilloscope.
This 555 dual beam oscilloscope appears at about 80 minutes in the 2018 movie A Quiet Place. The horizontal plug-ins are Type 22. The left vertical plug-in appears to be a Type D. The right vertical plug-in is the Type O operational amplifier. The scope-mobile has a Type K plug-in on the left and a Type H on the right.
Several Tektronix oscilloscopes are visible in this scene at about 12 minutes in the 2018 Season 1 Episode 14 of Vintage Tech Hunters. Collectors search the US and Canada and looking for rare and nostalgic treasures and find a trove of vintage test equipment. This scene shows a T900 series, 400 series portable, and another portable at the far end.
The June 2018 Public Broadcasting System (PBS) program Nature featured a TDS 2024C oscilloscope in the Sex, Lies and Butterflies episode. The TDS 2024C is a portable oscilloscope that has been rack mounted and is used to visualize the return signal from a radar system employed tracking migrating Painted Lady butterflies. We can’t resist pointing out that during WWII Howard Vollum twice received the prestigious Legion of Merit Award for his work on optimizing radar oscilloscopes in England and the United States. Radar was probably the most important use of scopes in the war for targeting weapons and defense. And now it’s following butterflies.
The 2018 movie Mortal Engines features a 465/475 portable oscilloscope at 11 minutes 40 seconds on the middle shelf to the right.
This scene from the 2019 Avengers: Endgame features a Tektronix 2336 oscilloscope on a Type 200 series Scope-Mobile. Without giving away the plot, this oscilloscope appears 12 years before it was introduced.
The 2019 movie Armstrong features this RM545 oscilloscope with a CA plug-in.
This 2021 Korean movie Space Sweepers scene shows a TLA5204 Logic Analyzer. Its nice to know that it's still running fine in the year 2092.
Apparently this TLA5204 logic analyzer has the "DNA" option installed.
This 2021 Season 1 Episode 7 Resident Alien The Green Glow features a 223X oscilloscope at about 30 minutes. The Alien and his young friend steal equipment from a school lab saying "We can use this old radio scope."
This 2021 Season 8 Endeavour Episode 1 Striker scene features a R521 PAL Vectorscope in the rack.
This scene features a pair of 529 Waveform Monitors.
The 2021 season 4 episode 10 of Young Sheldon features a Type 502A oscilloscope on a 200 series Scope-Mobile in several scenes. The 502A oscilloscope does not take plug-ins but there is a Type CA plug-in on the left and a Type D plug-in on the right in the Scope-Mobile.
The 2021 season 1 Resident Alien episode 7 features a 2400 series oscilloscope in this scene.
The 2021 season 3 Formula 1:Drive to Survive episode 2 Back on Track features this TDS3000 series oscilloscope.
The 2021 season 1 Murder Among The Mormans episode 2 features a 611 storage monitor at 32:15. This show is a three part documentary following one of the most notable forgers in history. A 300 year old document is sent to a lab in California for cyclotron testing and this image is from the footage taken at the lab. The lab is not named but likely at the University of California, Berkeley.
The 2021 season 2 episode 6 of Beforeigners features a modern 6 Series Oscilloscope.
The 2022 Dr Who - Legend of the Sea Devils has a number of product sightings. This scene has either a 541A or 581A oscilloscope with an unknown plugin. It might be a 581A with a Type 80 plugin.
This scene features a Type 524AD oscilloscope.
This scene features another 524AD with likely a RM529 waveform monitor beneath it.
This scene shows the same 524AD and 529 with either a 543 or 544 oscilloscope on the table in the foreground.
This scene shows a 545A with a D plugin on the top shelf.
This scene shows a Telequipment D53 oscilloscope with unknown plugins.
The 2024 Nova Season 40 Episode 23 At The Edge Of Space has two scenes with a 2245 oscilloscope.
This sighting is a bit different. It is a Type 41A Oscilloscope that was on the German TV show Bares für Rares (cash for rares). No one really knew much about it so it sold for 100€. Bares für Rares has been on with over 1000 episodes since 2013 so we don't know the year or episode.
If you know of any other shows or movies featuring Tektronix products let us know and try to send in a screen capture or time.